A teacher comes to the mental health clinic saying a co-worker recently confronted her about
behaviors that are annoying to other co-workers. Because of the confrontation, the client has
experienced moderate to severe levels of anxiety.
The co-worker told the client that others find her
very difficult because she is a perfectionist and micromanages the tasks of others on the teaching
team, always demanding that things should be done according to her plans. The co-worker
mentioned that the client made everyone feel as though everything they tried was inadequate, and
that her co-workers feel frustrated and angry about her need to control. The client states she likes her
co-workers and only wanted to help them be successful. The nurse realizes the client's behaviors are
most consistent with
a. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
b. narcissistic personality disorder.
c. histrionic personality disorder.
d. schizoid personality disorder.
Question 2
A client being treated in an alcohol rehabilitation unit reveals to the nurse that he feels terrible
guilt for sexually abusing his 6-year-old stepdaughter before his admission.
On the basis of state
and federal laws, the best action for the nurse to take is to
a. anonymously report the abuse through a phone call to the local child abuse
hotline.
b. respect nurse-client relationship confidentiality.
c. file a written report on agency letterhead.
d. report the finding to the district attorney.
It is important to ask patients what other health care providers they are seeing, such as the dentis
Health Belief Model
The Increasing Cost of Health Care, 1960–2010
A partnership between the patient and the health care provider.
A Mental Model of the Craftsman Experiment
Evolution of Treatment for Mental Disorders